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Teacher faces drug charge
SAYLER PARK - Police on Wednesday arrested a Sayler Park School math teacher at the school and charged him with possession of crack cocaine and a crack pipe.
When a drug-sniffing dog was brought into a classroom Wednesday, students thought it was a demonstration for an anti-drug program.
In fact, the dog was part of an investigation that led to the arrest of Thomas Hearn, 42, of Green Township.
Around 9:30 a.m., school resource officers brought the dog into the classroom. When the dog caught the scent of the crack cocaine, Hearn walked out of the classroom, police said.
The officers followed him into the hall and escorted him into the main office, where he was arrested
"We were very cognizant of the kids," said Lt. Tom Lanter, a Cincinnati police spokesman. "We didn't want them exposed to the arrest. (Hearn) was very cooperative."
Hearn is charged with possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.
According to court records, Hearn was observed earlier putting a crack pipe in a box of books. The pipe was later recovered by police.
Students in pre-school through eighth grade attend Sayler Park School, on Home City Avenue.
Hearn has been a teacher at the school for 12 years and taught fifth and sixth grade.
He has been removed from the classroom and a new teacher has been assigned to the class, according to Cincinnati Public Schools officials. Hearn was being held Wednesday night at the Hamilton County Jail.
SAYLER PARK - Police on Wednesday arrested a Sayler Park School math teacher at the school and charged him with possession of crack cocaine and a crack pipe.
When a drug-sniffing dog was brought into a classroom Wednesday, students thought it was a demonstration for an anti-drug program.
In fact, the dog was part of an investigation that led to the arrest of Thomas Hearn, 42, of Green Township.
Around 9:30 a.m., school resource officers brought the dog into the classroom. When the dog caught the scent of the crack cocaine, Hearn walked out of the classroom, police said.
The officers followed him into the hall and escorted him into the main office, where he was arrested
"We were very cognizant of the kids," said Lt. Tom Lanter, a Cincinnati police spokesman. "We didn't want them exposed to the arrest. (Hearn) was very cooperative."
Hearn is charged with possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.
According to court records, Hearn was observed earlier putting a crack pipe in a box of books. The pipe was later recovered by police.
Students in pre-school through eighth grade attend Sayler Park School, on Home City Avenue.
Hearn has been a teacher at the school for 12 years and taught fifth and sixth grade.
He has been removed from the classroom and a new teacher has been assigned to the class, according to Cincinnati Public Schools officials. Hearn was being held Wednesday night at the Hamilton County Jail.
WTF? Can;t we go back to the good ole days of teachers sleeping with the buxom cheerleaders?
